Saturday, November 26, 2011

More ideas for 1300+ charm squares

I realized last night as I was working on the pattern for Collection of Scraps that this might the perfect quilt for the stack of charm squares. There are only a couple of strips (that can be pieced) that are too long to cut from a 5" square. You can just about get one block from a pack of charm squares.

Here's a closer look at several blocks so you can see that we made each one just a bit

differently depending on the fabric available. Very fun!

I better get cookin'! The kids/grankids/parents will be here this afternoon expecting to eat our version of Thanksgiving leftovers. I make a massive turkey hash with all the fixin's; Mom makes the pies (with her perfect flaky homemade crust) and my oldest son, Neil, always comes up with some fun new dessert to try. This year, pumpkin/gingersnap/cheesecake parfaits. I'll let you know how it turns out.
Have a good weekend enjoying leftover turkey.

Thank you for posting this pattern! I have some charm packs that I wanted to make a unique quilt with and was looking for a pattern that would use up the majority of the fabric (HATE to waste any of it-- it's so pretty!)-- but didn't want to just sew them together-- was thinking something like a Log Cabin type pattern would look wonderful with those colors--- and this pattern is PERFECT~~~~~!!!! Thank you so much! Enjoy your late Thanksgiving -- we're doing the same today! Except, we're having lasagna instead of leftovers! :-)

Yes, I do understand about last minute stitching. I made a Thank You for your Service quilt for my oldest brother (and secretly one for my husband). I had to have my brothers done yesterday and finished at 10:30. whew!

Except for turkey that went in my sister's freezer and half of a pie (also with homemade flaky crust), all the leftovers are gone, gone, gone. At first glance I didn't realize all the blocks were the same, just fabrics switched around.

Last minute family cancellations sent us out to eat on T-day & while in restaurant, car broken into!! Bummer, huh? Also, no leftovers to drown our sorrows. :-( So...can't do much about the thieves but just popped a turkey breast in the oven. At least we'll have those turkey sandwiches!!

Love the quilt. Would love to win the charm squares! Thanks for the giveaway.

Great pattern ! You have the best planned/scrappy quilt designs.We didn't have ENOUGH turkey at our house this year. Our girls had their BFs over and there were no leftovers ! We didn't even get a turkey sandwich later. Note to self: Bigger turkey next year !

This would be such a gift if I won. I have always been a fan of your fabrics and patterns, and have a lot of both in my collection, some made into quilts and some waiting to be used in just the right project. I could add those to the 1300 and create something outstanding.

I love your fabrics and patterns. Perfect for my family. My daughter also lives in a log home up in Pollock Pines, California, close to Tahoe. These fabrics would make a wonderful quilt for her home and I would have a wonderful time making it for her. Thank you for a chance to win such wonderful, awesome, fabric.

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I'm a wife, mom, gramma and quilter - not necessarily in that order. My husband, Robert, and I have 6 grown children and 8 grandkids between us ranging from 4-14 years of age. Our busy lives are centered around our families, our business - Kansas Troubles Quilters - and our mutual love for all things old. Robert works with me at KTQ as chief printer, bookkeeper and general "make-the-designer-happy" guy while I design fabric for Moda and create simple, pieced, country quilts that are easy and fun to live with. In our spare time, we enjoy antique shopping, attending plays and hanging out at our little cabin. Right now, life is good and I've got the t-shirts to prove it!